Kudia River (Miocene of Russian Federation)

Where: Russian Federation (45.9° N, 137.6° E: paleocoordinates 46.5° N, 135.7° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Burdigalian (20.4 - 16.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - small; lithified shale and diatomite

• Cockerell says that lithology is very similar to Florissant except breaks more irregularly

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: adpression

Collected by T. D. A. Cockerell

Primary reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1925. Tertiary insects from Kudia River, Maritime Province, Siberia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 68(5):1-16 [M. Clapham/J. Karr/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 113705: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Jered Karr on 04.08.2011, edited by Amy Delelli and Matthew Clapham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Diptera - Bibionidae
Plecia redempta n. sp., Plecia refracta n. sp., Plecia kudiella n. sp., Plecia kuznetzovi n. sp., Plecia obsitula n. sp., Plecia amagua n. sp.
Plecia redempta n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69609
Plecia refracta n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69608
Plecia kudiella n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69607
Plecia kuznetzovi n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69610
Plecia obsitula n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69611
Plecia amagua n. sp. Cockerell 1925 love bug
USNM 69606
 Hemiptera - Cixiidae
Mundopoides cisthenaria n. gen. n. sp.
Mundopoides cisthenaria n. gen. n. sp. Cockerell 1925 cixiid planthopper
USNM 69613
 Hemiptera - Pentatomidae
Pentatomites sibiricus n. sp.1
Pentatomites sibiricus n. sp.1 Cockerell 1926 stink bug
BMNH
 Hemiptera - Aphrophoridae
? Philagra kudiana n. sp., Aphrophora protocalla n. sp.
? Philagra kudiana n. sp. Cockerell 1925 froghopper
USNM 69602
Aphrophora protocalla n. sp. Cockerell 1925 froghopper
USNM 69603
 Hemiptera - Cercopidae
Cercopis amaguensis n. sp.2, Megacercopis optima n. gen. n. sp.
Cercopis amaguensis n. sp.2 Cockerell 1927 froghopper
BMNH
Megacercopis optima n. gen. n. sp. Cockerell 1925 froghopper
USNM 69604
 Hemiptera - Cicadellidae
Lavrushinia elegantula n. gen. n. sp.
Lavrushinia elegantula n. gen. n. sp. Cockerell 1925 leafhopper
USNM 69605
 Orthoptera - Acrididae
Tryxalis kudiana n. sp.3
Tryxalis kudiana n. sp.3 Cockerell 1927 short-horned grasshopper
BMNH In 26942
 Hymenoptera - Megachilidae
Megachile amaguensis n. sp.
Megachile amaguensis n. sp. Cockerell 1925 mason bee
USNM 69601
 Coleoptera - Carabidae
? Patrobus kudiensis n. sp.
? Patrobus kudiensis n. sp. Cockerell 1925 ground beetle
USNM 69597
 Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Melolonthites interemtus n. sp.1
Melolonthites interemtus n. sp.1 Cockerell 1926 scarab beetle
BMNH
 Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Anthonomus amaguensis n. sp., "Cleonus shareipoffi n. sp." = Curculionites shareipoffi
Anthonomus amaguensis n. sp. Cockerell 1925 snout beetle
USNM 69612
"Cleonus shareipoffi n. sp." = Curculionites shareipoffi Cockerell 1925 snout beetle
USNM 69598
 Coleoptera - Buprestidae
"Buprestites kudiensis n. sp." = Buprestis kudiensis1
"Buprestites kudiensis n. sp." = Buprestis kudiensis1 Cockerell 1926 jewel beetle
BMNH
 Coleoptera - Throscidae
? Throscus peritulus n. sp.
? Throscus peritulus n. sp. Cockerell 1925 beetle
USNM 69600
 Trichoptera - Phryganeidae
Amagupsyche perlata n. gen. n. sp., Phryganea lavrushini n. sp.
Amagupsyche perlata n. gen. n. sp. Cockerell 1925 large caddisfly
USNM 69594
Phryganea lavrushini n. sp. Cockerell 1925 large caddisfly
USNM 69593 (A.I. Lavrushin, 1923)
 Trichoptera - Limnephilidae
Indusia sequoiae n. sp., Indusia comminuta n. sp., Limnephilus kudiensis n. sp.1, Limnephilus recultus n. sp.
Indusia sequoiae n. sp. Cockerell 1925 caddisfly
USNM 69595
Indusia comminuta n. sp. Cockerell 1925 caddisfly
USNM 69599; abundant
Limnephilus kudiensis n. sp.1 Cockerell 1926 caddisfly
BMNH
Limnephilus recultus n. sp. Cockerell 1925 caddisfly
USNM 69596
Angiospermae
 Fagales - Betulaceae
Alnus corylina
Alnus corylina Lesquereux 1882 alder
 Solanales - Convolvulaceae
Porana sichotaalinensis
 Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Glyptostrobus europaeus, Sequoia sp.
Glyptostrobus europaeus Brongniart 1833 Chinese swamp cypress
Sequoia sp. Endlicher 1847 coast redwood
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus sp.
Pinus sp. Linnaeus 1753 pine
1Cockerell 1926; 2Cockerell 1927; 3Johanson et al. 1982